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Chad Melville
West Sonoma coast
sonoma coast - california
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2021
clay loam with sand | organic farming practices
whole cluster pressed & cold settled overnight | gravity fed to neutral French oak barrels | native yeasts | no malo
10 months neutral French oak barrels | on the lees | 15+ year old barrels | racked once at bottling
100% Chardonnay
cork
1224 cases
22 ppm total SO2
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2020
clay loam with sand | organic farming practices
40% whole cluster inclusion | 1.5 ton open top fermenters | native yeasts | 7 day cold soak | 2 weeks fermentation | 1 week extended maceration
18 months in neutral French oak | 15+ year old barrels | on the lees, unsulfured | racked once at bottling
100% Pinot Noir
cork
6116 cases
22 ppm total SO2
Their appellation level bottling is a cuvée blend of fruit primarily from their westside vineyard site and mostly from vines planted in 1997.
2019
clay loam with sand | organic farming practices
whole cluster pressed & cold settled overnight | gravity fed to neutral French oak barrels | native yeasts | no malo
10 months neutral French oak barrels | on the lees | 15+ year old barrels | racked once at bottling
100% Chardonnay
cork
1224 cases
22 ppm total SO2
Th
2020
clay loam with sand | organic farming practices
40% whole cluster inclusion | 1.5 ton open top fermenters | native yeasts | 7 day cold soak | 2 weeks fermentation | 1 week extended maceration
18 months in neutral French oak | 15+ year old barrels | on the lees, unsulfured | racked once at bottling
100% Pinot Noir
cork
6116 cases
22 ppm total SO2
Th
2019
clay loam with sand | organic farming practices
whole cluster pressed & cold settled overnight | gravity fed to neutral French oak barrels | native yeasts | no malo
10 months neutral French oak barrels | on the lees | 15+ year old barrels | racked once at bottling
100% Chardonnay
cork
1224 cases
22 ppm total SO2
Th
2020
clay loam with sand | organic farming practices
40% whole cluster inclusion | 1.5 ton open top fermenters | native yeasts | 7 day cold soak | 2 weeks fermentation | 1 week extended maceration
18 months in neutral French oak | 15+ year old barrels | on the lees, unsulfured | racked once at bottling
100% Pinot Noir
cork
6116 cases
22 ppm total SO2
Th
2019
clay loam with sand | organic farming practices
whole cluster pressed & cold settled overnight | gravity fed to neutral French oak barrels | native yeasts | no malo
10 months neutral French oak barrels | on the lees | 15+ year old barrels | racked once at bottling
100% Chardonnay
cork
1224 cases
22 ppm total SO2
T
2020
clay loam with sand | organic farming practices
40% whole cluster inclusion | 1.5 ton open top fermenters | native yeasts | 7 day cold soak | 2 weeks fermentation | 1 week extended maceration
18 months in neutral French oak | 15+ year old barrels | on the lees, unsulfured | racked once at bottling
100% Pinot Noir
cork
6116 cases
22 ppm total SO2
Th
2019
clay loam with sand | organic farming practices
whole cluster pressed & cold settled overnight | gravity fed to neutral French oak barrels | native yeasts | no malo
10 months neutral French oak barrels | on the lees | 15+ year old barrels | racked once at bottling
100% Chardonnay
cork
1224 cases
22 ppm total SO2
Th
2020
clay loam with sand | organic farming practices
40% whole cluster inclusion | 1.5 ton open top fermenters | native yeasts | 7 day cold soak | 2 weeks fermentation | 1 week extended maceration
18 months in neutral French oak | 15+ year old barrels | on the lees, unsulfured | racked once at bottling
100% Pinot Noir
cork
6116 cases
22 ppm total SO2
Th
2019
clay loam with sand | organic farming practices
whole cluster pressed & cold settled overnight | gravity fed to neutral French oak barrels | native yeasts | no malo
10 months neutral French oak barrels | on the lees | 15+ year old barrels | racked once at bottling
100% Chardonnay
cork
1224 cases
22 ppm total SO2
Th
2020
clay loam with sand | organic farming practices
40% whole cluster inclusion | 1.5 ton open top fermenters | native yeasts | 7 day cold soak | 2 weeks fermentation | 1 week extended maceration
18 months in neutral French oak | 15+ year old barrels | on the lees, unsulfured | racked once at bottling
100% Pinot Noir
cork
6116 cases
22 ppm total SO2
Th
2019
clay loam with sand | organic farming practices
whole cluster pressed & cold settled overnight | gravity fed to neutral French oak barrels | native yeasts | no malo
10 months neutral French oak barrels | on the lees | 15+ year old barrels | racked once at bottling
100% Chardonnay
cork
1224 cases
22 ppm total SO2
Th
2020
clay loam with sand | organic farming practices
40% whole cluster inclusion | 1.5 ton open top fermenters | native yeasts | 7 day cold soak | 2 weeks fermentation | 1 week extended maceration
18 months in neutral French oak | 15+ year old barrels | on the lees, unsulfured | racked once at bottling
100% Pinot Noir
cork
6116 cases
22 ppm total SO2